German Jobless Rate Climbed
To Postwar High Last Month

BONN -- German unemployment rose by a seasonally adjusted 11,000 in November, hitting a post-World War II record for the month.

Germany reported 4.3 million unemployed people, or 11.3% of the work force, in its eighth straight monthly increase. Eastern Germany bore the brunt of the increase, where unemployment rose by a seasonally adjusted 14,000. Joblessness declined by 3,000 in western Germany, confirming to some economists that the...